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BERLIN -- Mercedes-Benz will favor "technically superior" electric motors over combustion engines powered by e-fuels, CEO Ola Kallenius told a German newspaper. Kallenius reaffirmed the company's plans to develop electric-only vehicle architectures. "We already said four years ago that our new vehicle fleet across the entire value chain should become CO2-neutral in balance sheet terms by 2039," he told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "That is our goal." Kallenius cited the advantages of EVs in power efficiency, which he called "sensationally good" and drew attention to the zero-emission factor, which said e-fuel vehicles cannot match. "The electric car is still a young technology compared to the combustion engine," Kallenius added. "We still see great potential for progress: the electric drive will overtake the internal combustion engine in terms of performance before the end of this decade." Kallenius said the automaker is still working on making ICEs fit for the new Euro 7 emissions standard, but added that by 2026, Mercedes will have reduced investment in ICEs by around 80 percent. China will be the last market where ICEs are available and only as a plug-in hybrid variant developed in partnership with Geely. High-end cars Kallenius also reiterated plans to concentrate the company's growth strategy at the high end of the market while also offering entry-level vehicles and focusing on sustainability. "The new technology we are developing for our luxury models to ensure ecological sustainability will also be used in other cars at some point in the future," he told the paper. "And do not forget that our cars last longer. That is also a contribution to sustainability." When asked about the recent price cut Mercedes made to its electric flagship EQS in China, Kallenius noted the price was higher than in other markets to begin with. "We were a bit too optimistic there," he said. "Now we have adjusted the price accordingly." Charging challenges Kallenius said the switch to electric cars is coming faster than expected, but added charging infrastructure and sufficient supplies of green electricity were still required. "The charging infrastructure must be expanded as quickly as possible, and we must do everything we can to promote the generation of green electricity," he said. "We will take care of the product--the electric vehicles." He pointed to an additional critical element for which a strategy is needed--raw materials in general and lithium in particular, calling it "the new petroleum." "Building capacity in lithium mining and processing is a gigantic industrial undertaking," he said. "These raw materials will not all be mined in Europe. For that, we need trade agreements with Canada, South America and Australia. That is where government support is needed." When asked about Mercedes' "modest" stock market value despite record profits, Kallenius defended the company, noting the capital market is watching to see if the automaker will manage the transformation to electric cars while maintaining its profitability and financial strength. "Mercedes does not get a start-up bonus from the stock market, even though we are actually a start-up, just one that is 137 years old," he said. "We need staying power and have to implement our strategy step by step. We are in the decade of transformation. Mercedes has to prove itself." When it was pointed out to him that Porsche is also an established automaker and yet a star on the stock market, Kallenius simply offered his congratulations to the company and noted if you can achieve higher profit margins as a luxury manufacturer, then you achieve higher valuations on the stock market. "Mercedes and Porsche are not directly comparable, of course, because we are bigger," he added. "But we are more likely to go up than down in the market with our products. Mercedes has always done well when we have built good cars. That is what our strategy is based on." (ANE)

Renault detailed the new software architecture of its future vehicles which it said will be on par by 2026 with that of electric-vehicle industry leader Tesla. The French company, like most automakers, has been living for months under the threat of regular and drastic price cuts from its U.S.-based competitor. In France, the list price of the Tesla Model 3 now starts at the same level as the Renault Mégane electric, around 42,000 euros ($46,318). Renault CEO Luca de Meo acknowledged at a presentation that Tesla remains a "challenge in the short term," but he said his company will not engage in a price war on electric vehicles. "We do not want to do what we did in the past, we want to sell our cars, we do not want to give away our cars," Renault's head of engineering, Gilles Le Borgne, told journalists and analysts at the same event on Monday. A "software-defined vehicle" design will be at the heart of Renault's future electric-vehicle entity, called Ampere, the automaker said. Developed with Alphabet's Google and Qualcomm, it will considerably reduce complexity by allowing to have just 20 processors on board to run a car instead of the currently required 100. This will also allow for updates to be made remotely without touching the hardware. "This is similar with Tesla, in 2026 they are going to have the same approach, they have the same EV architecture approach," said Renault's chief digital officer, Frédéric Vincent. Le Borgne said: "In 2026, we will be at the level of Tesla" in software defined vehicles." l By making constant updates of driving and infotainment features possible, the architecture should improve the resale value of the cars, supporting the pricing power of the company, and avoid 1.5 billion euros of research & development (R&D) expenses in a decade. The total cost balance should nevertheless be neutral after taking into account the investment required for the new architecture and the price of the more advanced processors put aboard, Le Borgne said. The Flexevan electric van program for last-mile delivery will inaugurate Renault's new architecture around mid-2026, followed by the sporty Alpine brand and then by all models of the Renault brand. (Reuters)

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Si, nella fabbrica in provincia Anhui.

in un senso si, ma d'altra parte si deve vedere le volume. L'impianto di Porsche a Punta Arenas in stato finale 2027 sara in grado di produrre 550Mio Lit di carburante. Il parco globale circolante ha un volume di ca. 1300Mio auto, con una chilometraggio medio di 10.000km/anno e un consumo medio di 10l/100km avresti bisogna di ca. 2500 impianti globali tipo Punta Arenas finale. Vedo duro che saremmo in grado di costruire tutto questo fino 2035.

Cosa esatto c'è di incomprensibile in questa tabella? E la sintesi delle misure per la resistenza durente le prove dei mesi scorsi, che da un lato mostra la inefficienza di qualche concetti (suv) in paragone con berline e coupe ... e d'altra parte mostra anche, che intorno lo stesso concetto ci potrebbero essere grande differenze. Nella edizione attuale ci sono due prove comperative (una tra Q5 50tdi/X3 30d/GLC 300d) che hanno tutti i tre una resistenza di 42kW a 130km/h, l'altra tra (840i GC / A7 55 TFSI /CLS450 4matic) che hanno resistenze di 33/35/35kW. Questa mostra molto bene che merda in senso di effecienza in uso autostradale sono tutti questi suv. e una Grecale con 50kW e ancora 20% peggiore come una Q5 o X3 oppure quasi 50% peggio in confronto con una A7/ser8 GC. Se la Grecale Folgore avra una resistenza simile di Trofeo, poi le 100kWh della batteria su autostrada bastano per 250km. Ma forse senza la trazione integrale meccanico le perdite d'attrito della Folgore sono meno, vedremmo.

Polestar will use site of former Saab plant to extend R&D footprint Polestar will take over part of Saab's former car plant in Sweden to extend its R&D operations in Europe. The EV maker will conduct powertrain development for the Polestar 5, a Tesla Model S rival, and the Polestar 6 roadster at a 15,000-square-meter building in Trollhattan, Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche reported. Polestar will also test powertrains, electric motors and batteries for the upcoming models at the new R&D center. Polestar will rent the building from the city of Trollhattan, Automobilwoche said. The site was previously used for powertrain development by Saab and then by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS). Saab collapsed in 2011 and NEVS closed down last month. Polestar also has R&D facilities in Gothenburg, Sweden, which is about 90 km south of Trollhattan, and in Coventry, England. In England the automaker is developing its own lightweight bonded-aluminum platform that will underpin Polestar 5 and Polestar 6. The Polestar 5, which will also compete against the Porsche Taycan, is scheduled to go into production in 2024 at a plant in Chongqing, China. The Polestar 6 hardtop convertible will also be built at the plant, likely starting in 2025. The plant is owned by Geely and operated by Polestar. Polestar's new platform has not been named yet. The cars will share an 800-volt electric architecture that in addition to providing nearly 900 hp of power will offer 900 newton meters of torque, 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) acceleration in 3.2 seconds, a top speed of 250 kph (155 mph) and an estimated range of more than 480 km (300 miles), the automaker said. Production planned? When asked whether Polestar would also use the Trollhattan site to start building cars, a spokesperson told ANE that the brand would continue to rely on its sister brands for production. Therefore, it will still need to negotiate for space in factories where the CMA, SPA2 and SEA platforms are used. All Polestar models are built at plants owned by Volvo and Geely, which turned Polestar into a stand-alone brand in 2017 and are strategic partners in the Nasdaq-listed company. The Polestar 2 midsize fastback is built in Luqiao, China, on the CMA platform at a factory owned by Geely and operated by Volvo. The Polestar 3 flagship large SUV will be underpinned by SPA2 and be made at Volvo's plants in Chengdu, China, and in the U.S. near Charleston, South Carolina. The Polestar 4 coupe-styled SUV will be built at Geely's factory in Hangzhou Bay, China, using the SEA underpinnings. Polestar aims to increase global sales 60 percent this year to 80,000 units. That number is below what the automaker predicted it would achieve in materials prepared ahead of going public. The 2023 goal was 124,000. Polestar listed on the Nasdaq exchange last June via a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Despite the adjustments, Polestar is sticking with the long-term targets of its business plan, which include global sales of 290,000 by 2025 and becoming profitable by 2024. (ANE/Automobilwoche)

Pensieri di un altro CEO americano... DETROIT -- Tesla's decision to cut prices to drive up sales volume reflects the pressure it faces from competition and an aging product lineup, Ford CEO Jim Farley said. Farley said Tesla's price cuts underscore intense competition in the two-row crossover or SUV segment of the auto market, where Tesla's best-selling Model Y faces a range of newer rivals in China and other markets. Ford, he said, would focus on less-crowded segments such as pickups and vans. But Tesla's ability to adjust prices quickly, and its "reductive" focus on squeezing costs out is a competitive advantage, and other automakers would have to follow its lead in cutting prices, Farley said. Tesla's share price dropped almost 10 percent on Thursday, cutting more than $50 billion from its market value, after Musk said the company would discount as needed to drive up demand. "Honestly, anyone surprised at this, I do not understand," Farley told reporters, speaking on the sidelines of a charity event on Thursday evening in Detroit. "You have to be able to respond quickly" to Tesla's strategy, he said. "That agility he is building is super important for everyone." Farley said Ford was moving quickly to have a second-generation electric vehicles ready since the pace of product overhauls is happening far faster pace with EVs than with other cars. "We used to think we would have a model year," Farley said. "Now with Model e, four times a year we have a model year," he said in reference to the pace of change for electric vehicles. Musk said this week that Tesla would be able to cut prices now - even potentially to zero profit - and earn more later on software and services when it has technology available that allows for autonomous driving. Many analysts are skeptical about that projection. Tesla is readying a new version of the Model Y, code-named Juniper, but has not disclosed details. Since January, Tesla has cut the price of the long-range version of the Model Y by $13,000 in the U.S. market. Although Tesla pushes frequent software updates to customers, the Model Y has not had a major, visible redesign since its first deliveries in 2020. "I think what he is going to learn is that product freshness matters a lot," Farley said of Musk. Ford's own history has a cautionary note for Musk, who appears to be modeling the Tesla playbook on what Henry Ford did, Farley said. Ford drove down costs for the Model T and created a mass market with production innovation. But it failed to respond to customer demands and new competition, with Henry Ford famously insisting the only color available would be black. "You could have had red or green, but it took them 10 years," Farley said. (Reuters)

...si per quelli terminci che sono gia prodotto, per abbassare la produzione del Co2 del parco circolante. Oltre questo utilizzo fa piu senso di usare l'idrogeno direttamente in una fuel cellm per produrre elettricita, perche il H e il primo step della produzione e-fuel. (Porsche/Siemens)

...a questa storia io non credo, con domanda crescente anche i prezzi crescono....... i 5€ che costa un litro al momento con l'impianto di Porsche sicuramente non sono la fine, ma anche il prezzo (solo per produzione e trasporto) scendera alla meta, poi rimane la domanda cosa fanno i stati con i tassi, per i 2.-€ della benzina fossile al momento sono piu di 50% tasse. la benzina per produrre costa sotto 1.- e questo prezzo per gli e-fuel mi sembra una strada lunga...ma anche questo prezzo con gli supplimenti CO2 crescente non rimane cosi, quindi la forbice tra fossile ed sintetico si chiude con il tempo.

Questo si e naturalmente servirebbero di abbassare le emissione CO2 del parco circolante anche come aggiunta/mescola, ma sicuramente saranno piu care (gia per gli investimenti neccessarie) e per questo sopratutto per Italia vedo molto difficile, un paese dove gia il Super98 (che costa solo 10-12ct in piu) e gia inesistente perche i cliente non vogliono pagare il prezzo minimale piu alto.

Due scarpe si, ma non con ice e e-fuel ma con idrogeno e fuel-cell.

..potranno circolare semplicemente con benzin fossile, per macchine gia circolante la vendita del benzina dopo il 2025 non sara vietato.

Renault will avoid Tesla price-cut 'spiral' on EVs Renault will hold the line on Megane E-Tech prices, CFO Thierry Pieton said, even as Tesla lowers prices and gains volume. Renault could offer more attractive leasing and financing terms for the Megane E-Tech, shown, but will not reduce prices. PARIS -- Renault said it would not follow Tesla’s price cuts for its electric vehicles such as the Megane E-Tech, saying it could afford to sacrifice some volume to maintain pricing levels. Tesla has cut prices on its midsize Model 3 and Model Y this year up to 30 percent in some markets. That has helped put the Model Y on track to be the best-selling model in Europe in the first quarter by a large margin. “Our intent is not to cut the price” on the Megane, Renault CFO Thierry Pieton told investors on Thursday in Renault's first quarter results call. Earlier this week, Renault brand boss Fabrice Cambolive said Tesla’s cuts would force the group to take a close look at its pricing policy worldwide. "We will analyze country by country, market by market, which level of competitiveness we need to have to stay in the match," Cambolive said. Pieton on Thursday said Renault could address pricing on the Megane by offering more attractive leasing and financing terms, and adding incentives such as free charging wall boxes “to make the deal a little sweeter.” “When you cut prices significantly, residual values take a dip,” he said. “We haven’t made any drastic price changes and we don’t plan to do so.” He added that the Megane was very profitable from a margin perspective, with 80 percent of buyers opting for a larger electric motor, and more than 60 percent taking the highest trim level. In addition, 80 percent of retail buyers financed the car through Renault. “There’s no big incentive to cut prices and kill residuals, and go into a spiral,” he said. “If it results in slightly lower volume, so be it.” “We run the business on maximization of value, not maximalization of market share,” Pieton said. The Tesla Model Y, a midsize crossover, starts at 44,990 euros in France, with the Model 3 midsize sedan at 41,990 for the base model. Potential EV price war The Megane E-Tech, a compact full-electric hatchback, starts at about 42,000 euros in France, with top-line versions close to 50,000 euros. The Tesla Model Y, a midsize crossover, and the Model 3 sedan sibling model start at 44,990 and 41,990 euros in France, respectively -- an amount that is under France's maximum EV incentive threshold. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the EV maker would focus on bringing prices down to drive demand, and that strategy has led to cumulative price cuts of up to 30 percent in some markets. Other automakers have weighed whether to follow suit, with Ford cutting prices on its Mustang Mach-E in the U.S., but Volkswagen saying in February it would hold the line on EV pricing. Pieton said Renault could afford to hold the line on EV prices, even if it meant lower volumes, because it was generating high margins across its range. Buyers continued to opt for higher trim levels and more-expensive hybrid powertrains, and the automaker focused on retail sales over less-profitable channels, he said. Among the highlights, Pieton said that 67 percent of Austral buyers chose full-hybrid powertrains and 61 percent high-trim versions. For the Dacia Jogger compact crossover, 25 percent of buyers have chosen the new full-hybrid version, the most-expensive Dacia yet. “The entire range is doing well,” he said. (ANE)

Ma a cosa serve...dove sono le fabbriche per produrre il e-fuel in grandi volumi? Fino adesso esiste solo questa impianto di pilotazione di Porsche a Chile. Per arrivare a volumi globali significante bisognerebbe investimenti gigantesche..chi fara? Stellantis??

non mi sembra un disegno che giustifica questa formulazione...

pubblicato ieri.......

..temo il americano, perche con la sua strategia distrugge insieme con i cinesi (con i loro aiuti statali) la concorrenza che una volta non c'e piu. I 20Mio unite al anno di Musk sembrano surreale, ma questo pazzo lavora a questo target per raggiungere davvero con tutti i mezzi.

Hongqi E001 sedan had its public debut at Shanghai Auto Show. It is the first car under the Hongqi New Energy Vehicle (NEV) brand. E001 sits on a new EV-dedicated FMEs platform and will offer two options with 600 km and 800 km ranges. Hongqi NEV brand launched in January when Hongqi also revealed its global strategy. They plan to enter Europe, namely Germany, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, and France. Hongqi already sells its electric E-HS9 limousine in Norway and Netherlands. At the January conference, Hongqi announced four subbrands. We already mentioned “Hongqi NEV”; three others are “Hongqi Energy Saving,” “Hongqi Top Level,” and “Hongqi Supercar.” They plan to sell one million cars in 2025, with 500,000 NEVs. In 2023 the company plans to sell 1.5 million vehicles, primarily NEVs. Hongqi NEV announced it would launch three new models – the E001 sedan, E202 SUV, and E702 flagship sedan concept, all pure EVs. The first two were publicly revealed today in Shanghai. Hongqi E001 sedan will have two motors with a combined power of 455 kW and a peak torque of 756 Nm. Acceleration 0-100km/h in 3.9 seconds. Battery size wasn’t revealed yet, but it will be Cell-to-Pack (CTP) technology, and the Long-range version will have an 800 km CLTC range, and be able to battery swap in 60 seconds, according to Hongqi. The E001 will be able to charge 350 km in 5 minutes, supports 30 kW wireless charging, and Hongqi is also preparing a 1000 km range version. The price wasn’t revealed yet, but the Long Range also started preorders for a deposit of 199 yuan. In China, they call it blind orders. Hongqi offers various benefits for early buyers who place blind orders, such as a lifetime warranty and free lifetime maintenance. The 20% of top subscribers will also receive more privileges, Hongqi said without specifying more details.

grandezza - 4,91m x 1,99m x 1,72m passo 2,96 peso 2366kg potenza 245/408 ant/post coppia 650Nm batteria 100kWh autonomia WLTP 508km 0-100km/h 3,9sec vmax 200km/h potenza ricarica massima 130kW (tutte le NIO non sono molto veloce per la ricarica, forse perche c'e anche la sistema swap) curva del ricarico

La resistenza di guida non ha niente da fare con il motore, con le gomme si e con la carrozzeria, la aerodinamica, con il rendimento delle asse, cuscinetti ecc. (e solo fisica base) ... e una EQS 580 come macchina e sicuramente non piu piccola come una Grecale, meno alta e molto probabile con una aerodinamica molto piu raffinata....(solo per prendere un esempio della zona resistenza ca. 35kW)

Un futuro GTS (che per il momento Blume non ha escluso come la turbo GT) molto probabile avra una potenza piu o meno simile come la vecchia turbo...

Jaguar will relaunch with superfast EV with 'fearless' design The first new model of Jaguar's reinvention as an all-electric brand will have a "jaw dropping" design like no other electric model on the road today, Gerry McGovern, JLR's Chief Creative Officer said. GAYDON, England -- The Jaguar brand will reinvent itself with the 2025 launch of a full-electric four-door GT model that will have "exuberant and fearless" styling, executives said. The car will be the brand's fastest model to date and will cost more than 100,000 pounds ($124,200) as Jaguar moves more upscale into the ultraluxury space of brands such as Bentley. It will have a range of up to 700 km (434 miles). Jaguar Land Rover is investing 1 billion pounds into developing a new platform called Jaguar Electrified Architecture (JEA) for future Jaguars as the brand shifts to selling only battery-electric cars after 2025. In total, JLR is investing 15 billion pounds over the next five years into electrification for its Jaguar, Range Rover and Land Rover brands. Jaguar Land Rover executives spoke about the automaker's plans for the storied Jaguar brand to reporters at the company's headquarters here on Wednesday. The GT, the first new model of Jaguar's reinvention under its Project Renaissance, will have a "jaw dropping" design like no other electric model on the road today, Gerry McGovern, JLR's Chief Creative Officer, said. "This will be a pivotal moment in Jaguar's history," he said. Future Jaguars will tap into the iconic styling of models such as the E-Type but they will be radically reimagined, McGovern said. "They will shock and they will be fearless," he said. Jaguar engineers and designers have been working on the brand's future EV lineup over the past two years. Three design teams built 18 models to explore designs for Jaguar's future models, McGovern said. The design brief was inspired by Jaguar founder Sir William Lyons' ethos that the brand's cars "should be a copy of nothing," McGovern said. This philosophy was exemplified by the E-Type, which "looked like it dropped from outer space," McGovern said. Asked if the design of Jaguar's cars in recent years had been a failure, McGovern said they had not been. The designs "were not bad, but previous designs were aimed at a more mainstream customer base," he said. The GT will be the first of three all-new electric Jaguars. It will go on sale in selected markets next year, with deliveries to customers in 2025. (ANE)